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No need to trust infinite people. You just need to get past 33 forks before you run out of people to operate the switch or to be tied to the tracks.

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JackbyDev@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
It’s a thought experiment though, in the magical world where we could have all of humanity tied to rail road tracks by an omnipotent being, I don’t assume there to be a finite number of people.

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finitebanjo@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
Would they not simply be trapped tied to the tracks until a nonexistent remaining person makes a choice?

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- WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  The last person does not get to choose, 5 billion people just die
  
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